In France the best parcels within vineyards (or perhaps the ones with the best reputation) are known as Grand Crus, and you pay top dollar
Category: Wine Culture
Why?
“We can turn water into wine in 15 minutes.” So claims the Ava Winery, a San Francisco start-up that is making synthetic wine without grapes
The More Things Change …
This is a great time to be interested in wine. For those of us who geek out on wine it feels like we’re riding the
A Story about Fortitude or Foolishness?
A son someplace in Northern Europe opens the forgotten wine cellar belonging to his father, now 10 years deceased, and discovers a wine collection expected
Wine, Scientism and Specialization
I complained recently about Mark Mathews new book Terroir and Other Myths of Winegrowing, arguing that it’s obvious to anyone with a passing acquaintance with
The Tragedy of Napa’s Cult Wines
Esther Mobley’s article on Napa cult wines pretty much nails the tragedy of these beauties: Perhaps it’s too easy to hate these wines. And rejecting
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 